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Thursday, October 21, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -101.00 0.28% 35,376 S&P 500 -10.25 0.24% 4,517 Nasdaq -22.50 0.15% 15,355 U.S. futures are down slightly overnight, as the S&P 500 index comes into the day with a 6-day win streak, as the earnings barrage continues today, with shares of TSLA and IBM slipping after quarterly results last night while media giant AT&T (T) rises early following its results. For the moment, China Evergrande debt contagion fears, inflation, Fed tapering, rising commodity prices are having no effect on global stock markets with the CBOE Volatility index (VIX) settling around its lowest levels in about 2-months. As for yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average touched an all-time fresh intraday high while the S&P 500 flirted with its all-time intraday record highs (rising a 6th straight day) after strong earnings results and forecasts from healthcare companies and as banks advanced amid rising Treasury yields. The 10-Year Treasury yield spiked to 1.6730% early, a fresh five-month high sending the S&P 500 Bank Index higher for a fifth-straight day, for its fourth-straight record close. Technology underperformed as the Nasdaq Composite closed slightly lower as inflation fears crept into the market late day following comments from Federal Reserve President Quarles. In Asian markets overnight, The Nikkei Index fell -546 points (1.87%) to settle at 28,708, the Shanghai Index inched higher 7-points to 3,594 and the Hang Seng Index declined -118 points to 26,017. In Europe, the German DAX is down just a few points holding above 15,500, while the FTSE 100 slips -0.3% to just under 7,200. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index gained 16.56 points, or 0.37%, to 4,536.19 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 152.03 points, or 0.43%, to 35,609.34 The Nasdaq Composite dropped -7.41 points, or 0.05%, to 15,121.68 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 13.85 points, or 0.61% to 2,289.77 Events Calendar for Today 8:30 AM ET Weekly Jobless Claims…est. 300K 8:30 AM EST Continuing Claims…est. 2.55M 8:30 AM ET Philly Fed Index for October…est. 25.0 10:00 AM ET Existing Home Sales MoM for September…est. 6.09M 10:00 AM ET Leading Index MoM for September…est. +0.4% 10:30 AM ET Weekly EIA Natural Gas Inventory Data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: AAL, ALK, ALLY, AMTB, AN, BANC, BHLB, BKU, BX, CROX, DHX, DHR, DOW, EEFT, EWBC, FAF, FCX, GATX, GPC, GTLS, HOMB, HRI, IIIN, IPG, IQV, KEY, LNN, MMC, POOL, SASR, SCHN, T, TPH, TRN, TSCO, UNP, VLO, WBS Earnings After the Close: ASB, NJRI, BOOM, CE, CMG, CSL, CSTR, FFBC, GBCI, INTC, MAT, NUE, OZK, PBCT, PINE, PSMT, SAM, SNAP, SIVB, TRST, USX, VICR, WAL, WHR, WRB, WSFS Other Key Events: The European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) Congress 2021 is taking place virtually this year from October 19-22 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex -0.53 82.89 Brent -0.95 84.87 Gold 1.90 1,788.70 EUR/USD -0.0012 1.1639 JPY/USD -0.27 113.99 10-Year Note +0.013 1.645% Sector News Breakdown Consumer Tesla Inc. ($TSLA) 3Q adj EPS $1.86 vs est. $1.59 on revs $13.76B vs est. $13.63B, auto gr margin 30.5% vs 27.7% year ago, says expect op margin will continue to grow; qtly bitcoin-related impairment of $51Mm; continue to target first model Y production builds in Berlin and Austin before end of year; says challenges including semi shortages, port congestion, rolling blackouts impacting ability to keep factories running full speed; Las Vegas ($LVS) Q3 revs $857M below the $1.34B estimate; on a GAAP basis, qtrly total net revenues for SCL increased to $611 mln, compared to $167 mln in q3 of 2020; Q3 adj EPS loss (-$0.45) vs. est. loss (-$0.20) Unilever ($UL) rises on higher-than-expected Q3 sales growth; reports higher-than-expected underlying sales growth for Q3 beating analysts’ expectations; reiterates full-year profit margin forecast, defying some analysts’ fears of a cut; warns inflation is likely to accelerate next year Portillo’s ($PTLO)27M share IPO priced at $20.00 Energy Kinder Morgan ($KMI) Q3 adj EPS $0.22 vs. est. $0.24; Q3 revs $3.82B vs. est. $3.26B; backs FY21 adjusted EBITDA view $7.9B, expects to generate net income attributable to KMI of $1.7 billion and declare dividends of $1.08 per share, a 3% increase TechnipFMC ($FTI) shares fall -6%; 3Q adj EPS ($0.06) vs est. $0.02 on revs $1.58B vs est. $1.7B, qtrly total inbound orders were $1.37B, qtr-end backlog $7.0B; guides FY subsea revs $5.2-5.5B, sees FY surface tech revs $1.05-1.25B, sees FY CAPEX approx $250Mm HighPeak Energy ($HPK)2M share Secondary priced at $10.00 Helix Energy ($HLX) narrows FY21 revenue view to $600M-$645M from $600M-$670M; narrows FY21 adjusted EBITDA view to $85M-$100M from $75M-$100M and boosts FY free cash flow view to $80M-$120M from $45M-$90M; lowers cap-ex view Valero (VLO) Q3 adj EPS $1.22 vs. est. $0.92; Q3 revs $29.52B vs. est. $23.97B Financials Discover Financial ($DFS) Q3 EPS $3.54 vs. est. $3.53; Q3 revs $2.78B vs. est. $2.91B; Total loans ended the quarter at $89.5 billion, up 1% year-over-year, and up 2% sequentially. Credit card loans ended the quarter at $70.3 billion, up 1% year-over-year. Personal loans decreased $321 million, or 4%, and private student loans increased $168 million, or 2%, year-over-year. Banner Corp. ($BANR) 3Q EPS $1.44 vs est. $1.15 on revs $155.5Mm vs est. $122.6Mm Cohen & Steers ($CNS) 3Q adj EPS $1.06 vs est. $0.97 on revs $154.2Mm vs est. $148.3Mm Equifax ($EFX) 3Q adj EPS $1.85 vs est. $1.72 on revs $1.2B vs est. $1.18B; guides 4Q revs $1.23-1.25B vs est. $1.2B and adj EPS $1.72-1.82 vs est. $1.80; sees FY revs $4.9-4.92B vs est. $4.83B and adj EPS $7.52-7.62 vs est. $7.47 First Industrial Realty ($FR) 3Q FFO/share $0.51 vs est. $0.49; raises FY FFO/share guide by $0.02 at midpoint to $1.95 vs est. $1.94 OneMain Holdings ($OMF) 3Q adj EPS $2.37 vs est. $2.30; C&I managed receivables $19.1B, C&I net charge-off ratio 3.52%, repurchased 2.4Mm shares for $141Mm in qtr; proposes minimum qtrly div/share of $0.70; Sterling Bancorp. ($STL) 3Q adj EPS $0.52 vs est. $0.51; NII $213.8Mm vs est. $219.3Mm; proposes 3Q dividend of $0.07 SL Green Realty ($SLG) Q3 FFO $1.78 vs. est. $1.58; Q3 revs $142.7M vs. est. $160.97M; revising its earnings guidance ranges; said same-store cash NOI, including our share of same-store cash NOI from unconsolidated joint ventures, increased by 5.7% for Q3; narrows FY21 FFO view to $6.45-$6.65 from $6.30-$6.70 SLM Corp. ($SLM) 3Q core EPS $0.24 vs est. $0.20; private education loan originations +10% to $2.1B; declares 4Q dividend of $0.11/share vs $0.03/share in 3Q21; qtrly NII $358Mm vs est. $343.6Mm; qtrly education loan provisions for credit losses $138Mm; sees FY net charge-offs $195M to $205M, saw $215M to $225M Texas Capital ($TCBI) Q3 EPS $0.76 vs. est. $1.10; Q3 net interest income of $194.1M declines from $197.0M in Q2 and $207.6M YoY due to a decline in loan fees, partially offset by a decrease in average interest-bearing deposits; non-interest income also fell 30% from Q2 and 65% from Q3 2020, driven by Q2 sale of its mortgage servicing rights portfolio and other non-interest income. Triumph Bancorp ($TBK) Q3 EPS $0.94 vs est. $1.08; Q3 net charge-offs .08%; Q3 CET1 capital ratio 9.45%; Q3 tangible book value per share $19.73; net interest margin was 6.69%. Yield on loans and the average cost of our total deposits were 7.92% and 0.16%, respectively Umpqua Holdings Corporation ($UMPQ) Q3 EPS $0.49 vs. est. $0.44; Net income of $108.1 million, or $0.49 per common share; non-PPP loan balances increased $479.7 million or 2.3%; Deposit balances increased $754.8 million or 2.9%; provision for credit losses recapture of $18.9 million as modeled economic conditions improve Healthcare S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna (MRNA) or Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. Tenet Healthcare ($THC) Q3 adj EPS $1.99 vs. est. $0.99; Q3 revs $4.89B vs. est. $4.81B; qtrly same-hospital net patient service revenue per adjusted admission up 6.2% versus q3 2020; sees 2021 adj EPS now $6.15-$6.38 (from prior $5.23-$5.73) and adj Ebitda $3.275B-$3.325B (from prior $3.15B-$3.25B) Regeneron ($REGN) and Sanofi ($SNY) said the FDA has approved Dupixent, or dupilumab, as an add-on maintenance treatment of patients aged 6 to 11 years with moderate-to-severe asthma characterized by an eosinophilic phenotype or with oral corticosteroid-dependent asthma Ventyx Biosciences ($VTYX)47M share IPO priced at $16.00 Investment adviser Darwin Global Management became the third shareholder of Acceleron Pharmaceuticals ($XLRN) to publicly oppose the company’s pending acquisition by Merck ($MRK). In a letter, Darwin said it believes Merck’s $11 billion offer price, or $180 per share, is too low. Acceleron is actually worth between $22 billion and $28 billion, according to the firm, or $353 to $451 per share Industrials & Materials CSX Corp. ($CSX) 3Q EPS $0.43 vs est. $0.39 on revs $3.29B vs est. $3.11B; 24% surge in revenue just outpaced a 23% increase in expenses. Activist investor Elliott Management Corp. has a big stake in Canadian National Railway Co. ($CNI), the WSJ reported citing people familiar with the matter said, adding to pressure on the railroad after its CEO resigned following a failed bid for rival Kansas City Southern. Covenant Logistics ($CVLG) 3Q adj EPS $1.02 vs est. $1.02 on revs $274.6Mm vs est. $259.9Mm Dow Inc. ($DOW) Q3 EPS $2.75 vs. est. $2.56; Q3 revs $14.84B vs. est. $14.25 Graco ($GGG) 3Q adj EPS $0.57 vs est. $0.63 on revs $486.7Mm vs est. $490.5Mm; says continue to target mid-high-teen organic sales growth on constant currency basis for FY21 vs est. +19% Kaiser Aluminum ($KALU) Q3 adj EPS $0.57 vs. est. $1.33; Q3 sales $751M misses the $773.2M est.; anticipates cost issues and supply chain disruptions will continue during quarter Landstar ($LSTR) Q3 EPS $2.58 vs. est. $2.49; Q3 revs $1.734B vs. est. $1.66B; Q3 truckload transportation revenue hauled via van equipment inQ3 was up 59% YoY to $918.1M; truckload transportation revenue hauled via unsided/platform equipment in Q3 was up 44% to $423.0M; sees Q4 EPS $2.55-$2.65 vs. est. $2.43 PPG Industries ($PPG) 3Q adj EPS $1.69 vs est. $1.58 on sales about $4.4B vs est. $4.24B; guides FY adj EPS $6.67-6.73 vs est. $7.03; says plan to execute share repurchases in 4Q and continue to evaluate potential bolt-on acquisitions; say increased supply disruptions negatively impacted sales and manufacturing costs Rush Enterprises ($RUSHA) Q3 EPS $1.20 vs. est. $0.96; Q3 revs $1.27B below est. $1.34B; said supply chain issues continue to impact new truck and aftermarket sales Valmont Industries ($VMI) 3Q adj EPS $2.57 vs est. $2.47 on revs $868.8Mm vs est. $862.3Mm; guides FY adj EPS $10.60-11.10 vs est. $10.78; sees FY22 sales +7-12% vs est. +6.2%, sees EPS +13-15% vs est. +13.5%

Friday, October 8, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow 42.00 0.12% 34,678 S&P 500 2.50 0.06% 4,392 Nasdaq 0.00 0.00% 14,881 After a week of overnight swings and market volatility, U.S. futures come into Friday’s trading looking flat, with the S&P little changed at 4,390 after a strong session on Thursday was met with a late day pullback, as major averages finished well off their best levels. U.S. futures steady as investors anticipate a key employment report that could offer clues on the Fed’s timeline for reducing bond purchases. Nonfarm payroll data at 8:30 AM with an est. for +500K jobs added, private payrolls est. +455K, manufacturing payrolls +25K and the unemployment rate to fall to 5.1% from 5.2%; average hourly earnings expected to rise +0.4% (vs. last month +0.6%). Equities rose and Treasuries sank on Thursday after Senate leaders pulled the U.S. from the brink of default with a deal for a short-term debt ceiling increase in the amount of $480B to a $28.9 trillion debt limit. However, this could be short lived as the agreement only funds Treasury debt until Dec. 3, meaning Senators will again face a deadline for default. In Asian markets, the Shanghai Index opened for trading after a week long pause to celebrate its Golden Week holiday, rising 24 points to 3,592, the Hang Seng Index gained 136 points to 24,837 and the Nikkei advanced 370 points (1.34%) to 28,048. In Europe, the German DAX is down a few points at 15,235, while the FTSE 100 is up a few at 7,085. Oil prices are higher, heading for its seventh weekly gain with WTI crude nearing $80 Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index gained 36.21 points, or 0.83%, to 4,399.76 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 337.95 points, or 0.98%, to 34,754.94 The Nasdaq Composite surged 152.10 points, or 1.05%, to 14,654.02 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 35.14 points, or 1.59% to 2,250.09 Events Calendar for Today 8:30 AM ET Non-Farm Payrolls for September…est. +500K 8:30 AM ET Private Payrolls for September…est. +455K 8:30 AM ET Manufacturing Payrolls for September…est. +25K 8:30 AM ET Unemployment Rate for September…est. 5.1% 8:30 AM ET Average Hourly Earnings for September…est. +0.4% 10:00 AM ET Wholesale Inventories MoM for Aug 1:00 PM EST Baker Hughes Weekly rig count data Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 0.58 78.86 Brent 0.65 82.60 Gold 0.90 1,762.00 EUR/USD 0.0014 1.1563 JPY/USD 0.23 111.82 10-Year Note +0.021 1.593% World News The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation to temporarily raise the federal government’s $28.4 trillion debt limit and avoid the risk of a historic default this month, but it put off until early December a decision on a longer-lasting remedy. German Aug Trade Balance smaller surplus: +€13.0b vs +€15.8b consensus; German August Exports lower down -1.2% vs +0.5% consensus and German Aug Imports higher rising +3.5% vs 1.8% consensus Sector News Breakdown Consumer Home Depot ($HD) and Lowe’s ($LOW) both downgraded to Hold from Buy at Loop Capital Tesla ($TSLA) CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the car maker is moving its headquarters from Fremont, California to Austin, Texas, where the company has been constructing a new factory for a little over a year. CEO Musk also said a global shortage of chips and ships is the only thing standing in the way of the company maintaining sales growth in excess of 50% Oatly Group ($OTLY) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral with a $21 price target Drive Shack ($DS) reports prelim Q3 revs of $75M vs. est. $76.74M Scientific Games ($SGMS) wins 10-year Vermont lottery systems contract; company’s advanced platforms and game services will modernize lottery play and maximize revenues for programs in green mountain state Thor Industries ($THO) increases regular quarterly dividend 5% to 43c per share Energy, Industrials and Materials Dow Transports finished the day down -0.25% just above the 14,500 level, but slipping below its 50-day MA at 14,515 B. Hunt ($JBHT) downgraded to Underweight on relative valuation at JPMorgan Union Pacific ($UNP) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral with a price target of $247, up from $234 at JPMorgan on recent selloff Sundial Growers Inc. ($SNDL) announced it will acquire liquor and pot retailer Alcanna in an all-stock deal with a total consideration of about C$346M Financials Pzena Investment Management Inc. ($PZN) prelim AUM as of Sept 30 of $50.8 bln Chubb ($CB) announced a definitive agreement to acquire the life and non-life insurance companies that house the personal accident, supplemental health and life insurance business of Cigna (CI) in seven Asia-Pacific, or APAC, markets for $5.75B in cash Healthcare Accolade Inc. ($ACCD) Q2 revs $73.3M vs. est. $70.4M; Q2 adj Ebitda loss (-$19.4M) vs. est. loss (-$21.9m); sees FY revs $303M-$307M, from prior view $300M-$305M (est. $303.4M); guides Q3 adj Ebitda loss $21.5M-$24.5M vs. est. loss $20.2M, but Q3 revs above views Quidel ($QDEL) guides Q3 revs $505M-$510M vs. est. $186.3M; says covid-19 revenues for Q3 of 2021 expected to be about $406M, compared with $375.7M YoY Allogene Therapeutics ($ALLO) shares fall over 35% after reporting the FDA put a clinical hold of Allocar T trials based on a single patient case in alpha2 trial; believes data from alpha trials demonstrates a favorable clinical profile of allo-501a Apollo EndoSurgery ($APEN) sees 3Q revs $16-16.4Mm vs est. $14.4Mm; sees 3Q net loss $6.1-7.3Mm vs est. net loss $8.3Mm BeiGene’s ($BGNE) BRUKINSA (zanubrutinib) has been approved in Australia for the treatment of adult patients with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia who have received at least one prior therapy or in first line treatment for patients unsuitable for chemo-immunotherapy. Mirati Therapeutics ($MRTX) to collaborate with Sanofi ($SNY) on phase 1/2 study evaluating combination of adagrasib with a SHP2 inhibitor in KRAS g12c-mutated lung cancer Nkarta ($NKTX) provided updates on its NKX019 and NKX101 clinical development programs saying patients have been dosed in the international phase 1 trial of NKX019 in advanced B-cell malignancies IsoPlexis (ISO)333M share IPO priced at $15.00 Pyxis Oncology ($PYXS)5M share IPO priced at $16.00 Prelude Therapeutics ($PRLD) shares fall after announces presentation of encouraging data from multiple programs at the AACR-NCI-EORTC virtual international conference on molecular targets and cancer therapeutics Relay Therapeutics ($RLAY) announces interim clinical data for RLY-4008, in a first-in-human trial in patients with FGFR2-altered cholangiocarcinoma and multiple other solid tumors Technology, Media & Telecom VMware ($VMW) authorized new stock buyback program for up to $2B Samsung Electronics Co Ltd ($SSNLF) said Q3 operating profit likely jumped 28% to its highest in three years, helped by rising memory chip prices and brisk sales of its new foldable smartphones; estimated July-September profit at 15.8 trillion won ($13.3 billion) vs. est. of 16.1 trillion won. ChipMOS (IMOS) reports Q3 revenues rose 25.9% on a Y/Y basis to $257.2M (+2.6% Q/Q) vs. a consensus of $262.90M. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s ($TSM) September revenue was up 19.7% Y/Y to NT$152.69B or about $5.44B. AU Optronics ($AUOTY) reports September revenue rose 26.5% Y/Y to NT$33.0B (+0.9% M/M); Q3 revenues rose 35.3% Y/Y NT$99.05B Oracle ($ORCL), Telecom Italia, and Noovle, TIM Group’s cloud company, have signed a collaboration agreement to offer multi-cloud services for enterprises and the public sector organizations in Italy. Sirius XM ($SIRI) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight with a price target of $7, down from $8 at JPMorgan

Tuesday, September 28, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -120.00 0.37% 34,614 S&P 500 -36.25 0.81% 4,397 Nasdaq -232.50 1.53% 14,962 U.S. stock futures are sharply lower, extending losses in tech as Treasury yields keep climbing (10-year hit 1.55% overnight), hitting growth stocks while the debt ceiling showdown in Washington D.C. intensifies with markets awaiting news on the House vote Thursday on the $1T bipartisan infrastructure bill, as Democrats work to build a consensus on the $3.5T reconciliation bill. If the two sides can’t agree on the bill that Democrats recently attached to the federal debt ceiling limit, the country could see a partial gov’t shutdown by Friday. Politico reported that Democrats are hinting they could be willing to drop the debt ceiling from their government funding package this week in order to avoid a government shutdown. The 10-year Treasury yield is up more than 4 basis points to 1.53% after topping 1.55% earlier while the 5-year is setting new records for the year and is up 2 bps to 1.02%. There will be an auction of $62B in 7-year notes this afternoon. The move higher is coming as concerns about inflation rise, especially in commodities as oil is up again, with WTI futures above $76 per barrel and Brent futures topping $80. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index fell -56 points to 30,183, the Shanghai Index gained 19 points to 3,602 and the Hang Seng Index climbed 291 points to 24,500. In Europe, the German DAX is down -180 points (1.15%) to drops below 15,400, while the FTSE 100 slides -30 points to 7.025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced on Monday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq falling amid rising Treasury yields (up a 5th straight day) raising concerns for growth stocks while global oil price reached its highest level since October 2018. Brent crude gains 2.1% to $78.81, sending the energy sector soaring and WTI crude topped $75 per barrel, also best levels in about 3-years. Durable goods orders posted their biggest increase since May, rising 1.8% for August and handily beating economists. Notably, small-capitalization stocks advanced sharply on the session, aided by a gain in energy shares which themselves were helped by a rally in crude-oil prices. U.S. natural gas futures soared 11% to a seven-year high as record global gas prices kept demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas ($LNG) exports strong. On its second to last day as the front-month, gas futures for October delivery rose 56.6 cents, or 11.0%, to settle at $5.706 per million British thermal units (highest close since February 2014). Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index slipped -12.37 points, or 0.28%, to 4,443.11 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 71.37 points, or 0.21%, to 34,869.37 The Nasdaq Composite dropped -77.73 points, or 0.52%, to 14,969.97 The Russell 2000 Index advanced 32.93 points, or 1.46% to 2,281.00 Events Calendar for Today 7:45 AM ET ICSC Weekly Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET Advance Goods Trade Balance for Aug 8:30 AM ET Wholesale Inventories for Aug 8:55 AM ET Johnson/Redbook Weekly Sales 9:00 AM ET Monthly Home Price MoM for July 9:00 AM ET S&P CaseShiller 20 City MoM for July 10:00 AM ET Consumer Confidence for Sept 10:00 AM ET Richmond Fed Index for Sept 1:00 PM ET U.S. to sell $62 bln 7-year notes 4:30 PM ET API Weekly Inventory Data Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: FDS, SNX, THO, UNFI Earnings After the Close: CALM, MU, NTWK, PCYG, PEYE Other Key Events: BMO Capital Washington DC Property Tour, 9/27-9/28 Cantor Global Healthcare Conference (virtual), 9/27-9/30 Oppenheimer ESG Summit: Navigating the ESG & Climate Transition, 9/28 Wolfe Utilities & Midstream Conference 2021, 9/28-9/31 Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 0.87 76.32 Brent 0.66 80.19 Gold -12.00 1,738.00 EUR/USD -0.0016 1.1679 JPY/USD 0.37 111.37 10-Year Note +0.036 1.52% World News Senate GOP (as expected) blocks bill that would fund government and suspend debt limit, as time runs short to avoid shutdown and default. Lawmakers have to pass an appropriations bill by Thursday to avoid a shutdown, and need to suspend or increase the debt limit sometime in the coming weeks to prevent a default Goldman’s revised China GDP forecast to 0% Q/Q in Q3, down from 1.3% and cuts China 2021 GDP growth forecast to 7.8% vs. 8.2% Sector News Breakdown Consumer Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. ($EDR) shares rise 10% as has entered into an agreement to acquire OpenBet, a leading content, platform and service provider to the sports betting industry, from Scientific Games Corporation (SGMS) for $1.2 billion paid through a combination of cash ($1 billion) and Endeavor’s Class A common stock ($200 million). Ford ($F) unveiled plans to team with South Korean battery maker SK Innovation to spend $11.4B to build an electric F-150 assembly plant and three battery plants in the U.S., in a substantial acceleration of its push into electric vehicles. Ford will build two massive battery factories in Glendale, Ky., and a third in Stanton, Tenn., alongside a new truck factory set to begin producing electric F-series pickups by 2025 Manchester United plc ($MANU) files for potential mixed shelf; size not disclosed Energy, Industrials and Materials Sempra Energy ($SRE) updating its 2021 financial guidance. As full-year 2021 GAAP earnings-per-common-share (EPS) guidance range is updated from $7.41 to $8.01 to $3.83 to $4.43, while the company is also guiding to the upper end of the range for its full-year 2021 adjusted EPS guidance of $7.75 to $8.35 Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP has a more-than-8% stake in Huntsman Corp. ($HUN) and plans to agitate for change at the chemical’s producer, according to people familiar with the matter, the WSJ reported after the close last night. Huntsman has a market value of roughly $6.3 billion, making Starboard’s stake worth around $500 million or more Agnico Eagle Mines Limited ($AEM) and Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. ($KL) have entered into an agreement to combine in a merger of equals, with the combined company to continue under the name “Agnico Eagle Mines Limited”. Kirkland Lake Gold shareholders will receive 0.7935 of an Agnico Eagle common share for each Kirkland Lake Gold common share held Financials Concentrix Corporation ($CNXC) Q3 EPS $2.49 vs. est. $2.24; Q3 revs $1.397B vs. est. $1.38B; sees Q4 revs $1.44B-$1.48B; board has authorized co to purchase up to $500 mln of co’s outstanding shares from time to time; raises double-digit revenue growth expectations for the full year Montrose Environmental Group Inc. ($MEG) said it intends to offer for sale 1.8 mln shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering IHS Markit ($INFO) Q3 adj EPS $0.85 vs. est.$0.83; Q3 revs $1.18B vs. est. $1.17B; raises FY21 adjusted EPS view to $3.18-$3.20 from $3.15-$3.17 (est. $3.17) and lowers FY21 revenue view to $4.61B-$4.63B from $4.635B-$4.675B Healthcare Merck (MRK) is in advanced discussions to acquire Acceleron Pharma ($XLRN), with the deal potentially being announced this week if talks do not break down, the WSJ reported. https://on.wsj.com/3F7QtzV . Recall shares of XLRN rose yesterday after Bloomberg had reported is in advanced discussions to be acquired by a large pharmaceutical company for about $180 a share in cash https://bloom.bg/3ANfEVx Aurora Cannabis Inc. ($ACB) Q4 revenue C$54.8M vs. est. C$56.3M and vs. C$68.4M last year; Q4 adjusted EBITDA (C$19.3M) vs. (C$33.3M) last year; business transformation plan on track; reiterates annual cost savings of $60M-$80M; qtrly medical cannabis net revenue was $35.0M, a 9% increase from prior year period; qtrly adjusted Ebitda loss, excluding restructuring costs, narrows to $13.9M Pfizer ($PFE) phase 1 randomized study of MRNA-based next generation flu vaccine program will take place in united states Ziopharm Oncology ($ZIOP) announces strategic reduction in workforce and extension in cash runway AstraZeneca PLC ($AZN) said that Saphnelo has been approved in Japan for the treatment of adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE, who show an insufficient response to standard treatment. Biogen ($BIIB) and Eisai ($ESALY) initiated a rolling submission to the U.S. FDA of a Biologics License Application for lecanemab, the company’s investigational anti-amyloid beta protofibril antibody, for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease Sanofi ($SNY) announces positive interim results from a Phase 1/2 study of its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Technology, Media & Telecom Charter Communications ($CHTR) subsidiaries Charter Communications Operating, LLC and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. have priced $4B of notes in three tranches. Microchip ($MCHP) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Wells Fargo Sirius XM ($SIRI) upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Barclays The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, is suing Activision Blizzard (ATVI) over claims that it fostered a toxic work environment defined by sexual misconduct and discrimination

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Futures Up/Down % Last Dow -36.00 0.10% 35,055 S&P 500 -3.25 0.08% 4,515 Nasdaq -13.50 0.09% 15,661 U.S. stocks are pointing to a slightly lower open just a day after finishing mixed as the Nasdaq Composite registered a record closing high for fourth consecutive session with Apple (AAPL) and Netflix (NFLX) touching all-time highs. This morning, the dollar is indicated higher while Treasury yields slip ahead of a $38 billion 10-year auction of new notes later this morning. Bitcoin prices extended declines Wednesday, following on from the cryptocurrency’s worst day in three months, as markets continue to digest the impact of El Salvador’s move to declare it as legal tender. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index rose 265 points to 30,181, the Shanghai Index was little changed at 3,675 and the Hang Seng Index dipped -32 points to 26,320. In Europe, the German DAX is down over -135 points to hold just above 15,700, while the FTSE 100 is down about -40 points to 7,110. There were a handful of M&A deals announced overnight in various sectors in what is expected to be another light day of news on this holiday shortened week. The Delta variant, the China economy, slowing U.S. growth and jobs, travel impacts and the Fed remain prevalent themes heading into the Fall. Market Closing Prices Yesterday The S&P 500 Index dropped -15.40 points, or 0.34%, to 4,520.03 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -269.09 points, or 0.76%, to 35,100.00 The Nasdaq Composite edged higher 10.81 points, or 0.07%, to 15,374.33 The Russell 2000 Index declined -16.44 points, or 0.72% to 2,275.61 Events Calendar for Today 7:00 AM ET MBA Mortgage Applications Data 4:30 PM ET API Weekly Inventory Data 10:00 AM ET JOLTS Job Openings for July 3:00 PM ET Consumer Credit for July Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: KFY, REVG Earnings After the Close: ABM, AVAV, BASE, CDMO, CPRT, CVGW, GME, HQY, INTA, MIND, RH, S, STRM Other Key Events: Barclay’s Global Consumer Staples Conference (virtual) 2021, 9/8-9/10 Barclay’s CEO Energy-Power Conference 2021 (virtual), 9/8-9/10 BTIG Cloud Communications and Collaboration Investor Forum (virtual), 9/8 Citigroup Annual BioPharma Conference (virtual), 9/8-9/10 Citigroup GEMS Conference 2021 (virtual), 9/8-9/10 Cowen 14th Annual Global Transportation & Sustainable Mobility Conference, 9/8-9/10 Credit Suisse 2021 Global Steel & Mining Conference (virtual), 9/8-9/10 Stephens Building Materials Investor Trip, 9/8-9/9 Wolfe Inaugural TMT Conference, 9/8-9/9 China CPI, PPI for August Macro Up/Down Last Nymex 0.98 69.34 Brent 0.87 72.56 Gold 3.60 1,798.00 EUR/USD -0.0021 1.1819 JPY/USD -0.07 110.21 10-Year Note -0.02 1.351% World News Japan Q2 GDP beat at +0.5% q/q vs 0.4% consensus; Japan Q2 GDP Annualized beat: 1.9% q/q vs 1.6% consensus and Japan July Current Account smaller surplus: JPY +1.91b vs JPY +2.30b cons Sector News Breakdown Consumer Coty ($COTY) 50M share secondary Block Trade priced at $8.53 Nio ($NIO) announces at-the-market offering of $2B of American depositary shares Casey’s General Stores ($CASY) Q1 EPS $3.19 vs. est. $2.96; Q1 revs $3.18B vs. est. $3.02B; said Q1 fuel gallons sold increased by 24.7% compared to FQ4 2021 ended April 30, 2021, while fuel margin increased 2.1¢ sequentially to 35.1¢ per gallon. That number is still below last year’s comparable quarter mark of 38.2¢ per gallon. Energy, Industrials and Materials Cheniere Energy ($LNG) declares an inaugural quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share, or $1.32 per share annualized; plans for about $1 bln of annual debt repayment, targeting investment grade consolidated credit metrics by the early-to-mid 2020s Chevron ($CVX), Delta ($DAL), and Google ($GOOGL) announced a memorandum of understanding to track sustainable aviation fuel test batch emissions data using cloud-based technology. Murphy Oil ($MUR) sees capital expenditure $685M-$715M, vs. est. $722.1M Financials Vertiv Holdings LLC ($VRT) to buy E&I Engineering Ireland Ltd., and its affiliate Powerbar Gulf LLC, in a deal valued at up to $2 billion. Separately, Vertiv cut its financial outlook, as worse-than-expected supply chain challenges are offsetting continued “robust” demand. https://on.mktw.net/38RtNEQ Coinbase Global Inc. ($COIN) said the SEC intends to sue it in court if it launches a planned program letting users earn interest on lending cryptocurrency; COIN said the SEC handed it a Wells notice in relation to its Coinbase Lend program, signaling its intention to sue the company in court. As a result, Coinbase said it won’t launch Lend until at least October. PayPal Holdings Inc. ($PYPL) agreed to buy Japanese “buy now, pay later” startup Paidy Inc. for about $2.7 billion, in a move that will boost its business in the world’s third-largest e-commerce market. https://on.mktw.net/3ncZkd1 MeridianLink Inc. ($MLNK) Q2 revs rose 38% to $68.5M vs. est. $67.4M; sees Q3 revs $62.9M-$63.5M vs. est. $62.2M; sees year revs $256.7M-$257.9M vs. est. $255.4M; sees FY adj Ebitda $112.3M-$113.5M Apollo Global ($APO) announced that clients managed by its affiliates have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire up to a 50% equity stake in MaxCap Group, a Australasian commercial real estate financier and fund manager Healthcare Sanofi SA ($SNY) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company Kadmon Holdings Inc. ($KDMN) as Kadmon common stock will receive $9.50 a share in cash, representing a total equity value of about $1.9 billion on a fully diluted basis. https://on.mktw.net/3haEIOs Option Care Health ($OPCH)2M share Spot Secondary priced at $26.90 ICU Medical, Inc. ($ICUI) to acquire Smiths Medical division from Smiths Group plc for $2.35 billion in cash and stock plus the assumption of certain liabilities and a stock price performance-based earn-out India Globalization Capital ($IGC) announces the completion of its Phase 1 clinical trial on IGC’s cannabis-based investigational new drug, IGC-AD1, for patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease Impel NeuroPharma ($IMPL) files to sell 3M shares of common stock Maravai ($MRVI) announces offering of 20M shares of Class A common stock for holders Ortho Clinical Diagnostics ($OCDX) files to sell 22M shares for holders Technology, Media & Telecom Elliott Management Corp. has a more than $1 billion stake in Citrix Systems Inc. ($CTXS) and wants the software company to take action to boost its lagging stock price, according to people familiar with the matter – WSJ https://on.wsj.com/3yOaCGN Analog Devices ($ADI) raises Q4 adjusted EPS view to $1.69 plus/minus 9c from $1.33 plus/minus 11c (est. $1.65) and raises Q4 revenue view to $2.3B plus/minus $70M from $1.78B plus/minus $70M (vs. est. $2.26B); to repurchase up to $2.5B of common stock Bumble ($BMBL) files to sell 15M shares of Class A common stock for holders Coupa Software ($COUP) 2Q adj EPS $0.26 vs est. ($0.06) on revs $179Mm vs est. $163Mm; guides 3Q adj EPS $0.01-0.03 vs est. ($0.08), sees 3Q revs $177-178Mm vs est. $168.8Mm; guides FY adj EPS $0.27-0.29 vs est. ($0.15), sees FY revs $706-708Mm vs est. $687.2Mm Smartsheet ($SMAR) 2Q adj EPS ($0.05) vs est. ($0.13) on sales $131.7Mm vs est. $125.5Mm; guides 3Q adj EPS loss $0.10-0.12 vs est. loss $0.11, sees 3Q revs $138-139Mm vs est. $129.9Mm; guides FY adj EPS loss $0.36-0.44 vs est. EPS loss $0.39, sees FY revs $530-533Mm vs est. $514.1Mm UiPath ($PATH) raises FY22 ARR view to $876M-$881M from $850M-$855M; 2Q ARR $726.5Mm +60%, revs $195.5Mm vs est. $184.3Mm, adj gr margin 86%, adj FCF ($3.5Mm); guides 3Q revs $207-209Mm

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